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    Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness

    In Defense Of "Grunts"

    Larcher De Brito Says She Won't Stop "Grunting"

    "Grunting" Controversy Continues On Wimbledon's Opening Day
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    Image of largirl largirl
    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    I missed something. How is grunting cheating?
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    07/02/09

    @largirl: intimidating the opponent. The tennis equivalent of trash talk.
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    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    I played tennis in high school. I didn't grunt. But I also didn't play like a pro, either.
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    07/02/09

    @brendastarlet is on it: should add, played on my high school team.
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    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    Serena is at 5 games all in the 3rd set of her semi. What I would give to not be at work right now. AGH!
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    07/02/09

    @elephantshoes: Oh I know! I have SlamTracker on (I'm stunned it's not blocked by our firewall) but I really wish I were at home watching it!!!!
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    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    I have never played tennis, or followed tennis, or even been remotely interested in tennis, honestly. But I still count Billie Jean King as one of my heroes.


    Is that odd?


    I also have an old beat-up racket with her name on it somewhere buried in my basement. Heavens know why.

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    07/02/09

    @hydrogen_jukebox: nah. she was a really outspoken feminist back in the day, totally worthy of hero status.
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    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    But what did Roger Federer have to say?



    Still not a peep from him. Or a grunt...

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    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene

    I said don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one

    Who will grunt on the court at Wimbledon.
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    07/02/09

    @Sputnik_Sweetheart:


    Billie Jean is not a rocket scientist

    She's just a girl who knows from experience

    That looks mean way too much

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    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    this lady, she speaks the common sense.
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    07/02/09

    In reply to Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness
    Here here! My dad was good friends with Billie Jean King professionally back in the 80s. I was raised on a steady diet of Billie Jean's awesomeness. (We even got Christmas cards from her!)


    Although, as I was young, I never quite understood why Michael Jackson was singing that he wasn't her lover. I thought she was cool. (I kid, I kid)

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    07/02/09

    @hfree: no you didn't! that is so cool!!!
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    07/02/09

    @hfree: I grew up in a tennis family (my aunt actually played doubles with her before), and I really did think that about the MJ song. She was the only Billie Jean I knew of...
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    06/24/09

    In reply to In Defense Of "Grunts"
    I guess Frank's been reading us.


    [jezebel.com]


    Careful there, Mr. Deford. Don't want to come up with an original thought or anything.

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    06/24/09

    In reply to In Defense Of "Grunts"
    How about "farmyard noises," isn't that a more sensitive phrase?


    //sarcasm

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    06/24/09

    In reply to In Defense Of "Grunts"
    This is 100% true, and I've said it before, she sounds like a mutant seagull from hell. The noise is pretty much a note with arc and vibrato.
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    06/24/09

    In reply to In Defense Of "Grunts"
    "The Grunts" sounds like it should be the name of an unfortunate gastrointestinal condition suffered by sailors in the 1800's.
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    06/24/09

    @morninggloria: I was thinking 1990s Nirvana-wannabe grunge band.
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    06/24/09

    In reply to In Defense Of "Grunts"
    I want to nitpick with Mr. Denford, Ms. Larcher de Brito is Portuguese, so it is actually Senhorita.
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    06/24/09

    In reply to In Defense Of "Grunts"
    Ah, we just called them "sex noises" in high school soccer. (Stay classy, 16 year old Alouette)
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    06/23/09

    In reply to Larcher De Brito Says She Won't Stop "Grunting"
    I think she'd have an argument if she could take the pitch of the grunt down from a shriek. I think the ladies have a tougher argument given that our voices pitch higher generally.


    As one could probably tell from my comments in aggregate, I don't have a problem with the grunt in principle.

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